SAN ANTONIO — Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in Texas, claiming more lives than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. Robotic surgery is allowing surgeons to detect cancer by going into parts of the body that have been largely inaccessible.

The Ion Robotic Bronchoscopy is about the size of a phone charging cable. It moves through the narrow and complex passages in the lung where inconspicuous hard-to-reach tumors often grow, to catch cancer earlier and with greater ease.

"We found out he had lung cancer but it was already stage four," said Irene Holden, talking about her father who passed away from lung cancer in 2019. "I think it's going to help a lot of people. It could have helped my dad if it had been invented sooner."

Dr. Jennifer Brody, an EMS physician at North Cent

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